Kafe Dostoyevsky siege

The Kafe Dostoyevsky siege occurred on 24 December 2016 when five Chechen separatists took over the Kafe Dostoyevsky in Moscow, Russia on Christmas Eve, taking hostages on the peak hours of the day. The separatists were supporters of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, and they demanded that the Russian government release several detained separatists. However, the Russians sent in Spetsnaz special forces to rescue the hostages, and the Spetsnaz operatives broke through the barricades set up in the building and proceeded to kill all five of the terrorists.